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Russia’s Rosneft hit by profit plunge

Russia’s largest oil company, Rosneft, reported a 70% drop in net income for January–September compared with the same period last year, Reuters reported on Nov. 28.

1 December 2025, 10:39 AM

Russia launched 112,000 Shahed drones at Ukraine since 2022—Syrskyi

Throughout the Russo–Ukrainian war, Russia attacked Ukraine with more than 112,000 Shahed kamikaze UAVs, Commander-in-Chief Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Nov. 21.

22 November 2025, 03:38 AM

Explosions rock occupied Crimea amid reported drone strikes - video

A series of explosions rang out in temporarily occupied Crimea in a suspected drone attack, local Telegram channels reported on Nov. 21.

21 November 2025, 09:19 AM

Lukoil’s Volgograd refinery stopped by Ukrainian drone attacks—report

The Volgograd oil refinery, owned by Russia’s Lukoil, has halted operations after Ukrainian drones struck the facility in the early hours of Nov. 6, Reuters reported, citing sources.

6 November 2025, 09:54 PM

Drones strike fuel plants, sparks blazes across Russia - video

Drones attacked a petrochemical plant and two refineries in Russia overnight, and 13 airports — including three serving Moscow — were temporarily closed, local reports wrote on Oct. 29.

29 October 2025, 08:51 AM

Drone strikes damaged Russian oil industry more than Western sanctions—Budanov

Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries have inflicted greater damage on the Russian economy than years of international sanctions, Ukrainian Defense Intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov said on Oct. 16.

16 October 2025, 08:33 PM

Sochi attacked during Putin’s stay

Ukrainian drones attacked Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi late on Oct. 2, when dictator Vladimir Putin was in town for the Valdai Discussion Club, independent Russian outlet The Moscow Times reported.

3 October 2025, 09:51 PM

Gasoline shortage worsens in Russia as fuel prices hit record highs

A gasoline shortage in Russia, triggered by Ukrainian drone strikes on oil refineries, is spreading to central oblasts as fuel prices hit record highs, The Moscow Times reported on Sept. 17.

17 September 2025, 01:17 PM

Thousands of Poles join voluntary military training amid Russian threat

Thousands of Polish citizens have begun signing up for voluntary military training amid the threat of Russian aggression and following Russia’s drone attack on the country, Reuters reported on Sept. 13.

13 September 2025, 06:00 PM

Ukrainian special forces destroy two Russian radar systems in occupied Crimea

A video of the successful drone strikes on two Russian air defense systems carried out by the Ukrainian special forces in temporarily occupied Crimea were posted by Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) on Telegram on Sep. 9.

9 September 2025, 01:23 PM

Russia pounds Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk Oblast: Eight injured

At least eight civilians were injured in a series of Russian strikes on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, regional Governor Serhiy Lysak reported on Telegram late on Sep. 7.

8 September 2025, 10:40 AM

Ryazan oil refinery output halved after Ukrainian drone attack

The Ryazan Refinery, operated by Russia’s state-owned oil giant Rosneft, had to cut its throughput capacity by half after being damaged in a recent Ukrainian drone attack, Reuters reported on Aug. 4, citing sources.

5 August 2025, 01:09 AM

Russia cancels annual military exhibit

Russia’s Defense Ministry has scrapped Army-2025, its annual military exhibit and forum that had been held at the Patriot Park in Kubinka, a suburb of Moscow, since 2015.

17 July 2025, 02:43 AM

Russia can not sustain nightly swarms of 500 drones — Budanov

The Russian forces are capable of launching up to 500 drones against Ukraine at once, but they lack the capacity to do so on a daily basis, Military Intelligence (HUR) Chief Kyrylo Budanov said, Interfax reported on July 2.

2 July 2025, 03:46 PM

How Ukraine could counter Russian Shahed drones

Ukraine has the capacity to scale the production of anti-air UAVs to hunt and destroy Russia’s Iranian-designed Shahed drones, Oleh Katkov, editor-in-chief of Defense Express, told NV Radio on June 26.

26 June 2025, 09:44 PM

Russian rail logistics in continued decline — report

Cargo volumes carried by Russian Railways (RZD) continue to plummet: in 2024, shipments fell 4.1%, a record drop in 15 years, but in 2025 the decline doubled, according to RZD statistics cited by The Moscow Times on June 5.

5 June 2025, 10:42 PM

Russian drone terror in Kherson amounts to crimes against humanity, UN says

Russia’s drone strike campaign targeting civilians in Kherson Oblast amounts to “murder of civilians as crimes against humanity,” the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine said in a report on May 28.

28 May 2025, 10:33 PM

Drone swarm sparks fires in Russia’s Bryansk Oblast, governor claims

At least 53 drone strikes were reportedly carried out on Russia’s Bryansk Oblast over the past day, regional Governor Alexander Bogomaz claimed on Telegram late on April 15.

16 April 2025, 08:31 AM

Ukraine denies Russian claims of energy strike violations

The Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff denied fresh Russian claims that Ukraine violated the energy ceasefire agreement by targeting Russian energy facilities, calling the accusations false and unsubstantiated, the General Staff said in a Telegram post on March 27.

27 March 2025, 06:19 PM

Dismantling Chornobyl NPP reactor jeopardized by Russian drone strike

The plans to safely dismantle and dispose of the radioactive remains of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant’s fourth reactor have been disrupted after a Russian drone damaged the protective shielding at the facility, The New York Times reported on March 25.

26 March 2025, 02:05 AM

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